User talk:JacqMatthews

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Please remember to sign your messages on talk pages by typing four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Questions, ask me on my talk page, or, and a volunteer should respond shortly. Again, welcome! JarrahTree 13:29, 7 January 2019 (UTC)

adding parent categories
It is always tempting to over-categorise - there are specific rules in wikipedia about the process - unless there is a specific well stated reason - parent categories and child categories do not exist on the same page/article... JarrahTree 13:31, 7 January 2019 (UTC)

Also - adding any material requires specific process - to WP:V there is a need for WP:RS to clarify that the information is neither WP:OR or for that matter from a website source not WP:COPYVIO... it's all a bit much to get first off, but patience is needed to get a handle that it is an online encyclopedia not a blog or website that can be played with without the requirements of good WP:RS. JarrahTree 13:35, 7 January 2019 (UTC)

Wikipedia and copyright
Hello JacqMatthews, and welcome to Wikipedia. All or some of your addition(s) to Australian Association of Consulting Archaeologists have been removed, as they appear to have added copyrighted material without evidence of permission from the copyright holder. While we appreciate your contributions to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from sources to avoid copyright and plagiarism issues here.


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It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices, as policy requires that people who persistently do not must be blocked from editing. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. — Diannaa 🍁 (talk) 22:47, 7 January 2019 (UTC)

December 2019
Hello, I'm Thegooduser. I wanted to let you know that I reverted one of your recent contributions —specifically this edit to Sharon Sullivan—because it did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Help desk. Thanks. Thegooduser  Life Begins With a Smile :)  🍁 03:44, 14 December 2019 (UTC)

Hi there, this doesn't make a lot of sense. The information that was previously in that section, which you've reverted back to, was incomplete and my edits were to fill in the gaps. E.g. this is a publication list, but there was not any information on publication dates, publishers etc., which I added along with numerous other publications that are useful for better understanding this individual's work. I removed three publications at the end because they are unpublished pamphlets that don't reflect this individual's actual contributions. I also removed the citations for the publication list because the publication list done correctly already provides this info, so that seemed unnecessary. JacqMatthews (talk) 03:56, 14 December 2019 (UTC)